capability

Definition

  • noun: the ability to do something
  • noun: the quality or state of being 'capable'
  • often plural
  • synonyms: capacity, capableness, skill

Examples

  • The country's military 'capability' is unclear. [=the country's ability to fight a war is unclear]

  • The country does not have 'nuclear capability'. [=does not have nuclear weapons]

  • The device has the 'capability' of recording two television channels at once.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Quickly! PRISONER: Get up! Get up. You must! SOLDIER: Move them out! FATHER: which means that our weekly capabilities would be almost tripled, so, therefore, by the end of the summer... - Ralf. - Elsa, I'm in a meeting. (..)
    2008 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas